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Originally posted by RUgreek
just curious, why should kids suffer if the parents are not smart enough to help them? I agree, the school is for learning, but this is technically on the educating side. Maybe a couple parents will learn a thing or two and the kids may be more aware of their bodies. Schools teach health classes, sex, and other subjects that you would consider a "parent's job." If a parent is doing his or her job, then the child wouldn't need help.
I think there really is a problem that in american society, more and more children are becoming fat and not enough is being done about it before it's too late. I think the first person that should be embarassed about an overweight child is the parent. And if the parents won't care or take responsibility to fix the problem, then why stop the school's from taking a shot at it?
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it's rather simple really. if parents are dumb enough to not realize that 200 pounds is not a healthy weight for an 8 year old, it's their problem. teachers are there to teach. like i said already, they can teach about nutrition and exercise, etc. but the PARENTS are responsible for keeping their kids healthy! this is part of schools' problems now--parents don't want to take responsibility for their own families. don't put blame and responsiblilty on teachers if a child is fat. put it on the PARENTS; that's the only place it belongs.
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